Sentences with phrase «keeping up appearances of»

Keeping up appearances of a vacant home and unkempt yard might well cost more than a real estate agent is willing to invest.

If «Les Misérables» does anything well, it's in keeping up appearances of being an Oscar contender.

This is especially true where local convention requires keeping up appearances of family harmony.

«The debt also prevented the chain from keeping up the appearance of its stores and ensuring its employees were well - paid.»

Tracy steels to keep up an appearance of ultra-hipness: teens like her are constantly encouraged to confuse buying power with empowerment,

Most parents strive to keep up the appearance of an immaculate house, but it's just so darn hard to do, especially with really young children.

As much as I would love to keep up the appearance of being perfect, I just can't!

In episode 201, the second season premiere, Tommy outmaneuvers a U.S. attorney as he and Eileen keep up the appearance of a happy marriage; Michael tries to reestablish his memory and his territory.

To her left is the Kepps, Bina (Kudrow) and Jerry (Robinson), whose marriage is struggling so bad they don't even bother keeping up the appearance of smiling happiness or tolerable hatred anymore.

She remains steadfast in attempting to keep up appearances of happiness with her exuberantly authoritative, oafish husband but it is clear that she is also deeply unhappy.

Now she must learn to dodge bullets while keeping up an appearance of normalcy.

Soon after the opening credits and five months after its inception, the company is in the toilet and Tom is struggling to keep up the appearance of success for both the company and himself.

• Ascertain that the reception area is kept clean and tidy at all times while keeping up the appearance of professionalism.

Regardless of the years of marriage that is now behind them; divorce gives these long term couples a choice to no longer tolerate the ties that bind to keep up the appearance of a happy marriage.

Make sure you tweet consistently and respond to your customers quickly, to keep up the appearance of an active account and keeping up with proper Twitter protocol.

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And, to him, this shows that they're diligent about keeping up their appearances and overall state of being.

And even if you don't see a single tree on your jaunt out of the office, getting away from the need to think about work, keep up appearances, and make small talk with colleagues will make your break hugely more refreshing, Jarrett reports.

Forbes reports nearly half of her 2015 earnings came from her video game, but her other past income sources range from paid appearances to her role on «Keeping Up With the Kardashians.»

All that matters is keeping up appearances and parroting the well - refuted talking points in the transparently self - serving hope of currying favor with their alleged deity and thereby escaping mortality.

It whittles down your spirit, a little at a time, until one day you realize it's not you going to church anymore, but some ghost of you, some cardboard cutout you send out to maintain the status quo, to keep up appearances.

My formula for living with that burden was: utilize as much of one's strength as necessary to keep the inner turmoil subdued and to put up an appearance; the remaining energy will, in most situations, suffice to meet the demands of life.

So, something traumatic happens to you and instead of grieving that and going through that process, you stuff all those feelings in, you hide behind the mask of emotional strength, you keep taking care of everybody else, you keep working, and then you start engaging in self - medicating behaviors: you start binge - eating, you put a lot of focus on your physical appearance, you do a lot of makeup, hair, clothing, compulsive shopping, you start picking up these other health problems associated with these behaviors.

Is it possible that the reason marriage is glamorized on the wedding day is to make sure you at least get one decent party before you discover the grim reality that you are now entering a rut, enslaved by countless obligations, crying babies, loss of libido and keeping up appearances?

While Challies took great care to broach the subject with caution, I was disappointed to see him return to the familiar refrain that «outer beauty reflects inner beauty» and that a good wife will keep up appearances for her husband, «choosing an attractive sweater instead of the stained Mickey Mouse t - shirt.»

Uncle Joe may have gone to church faithfully every Sunday, marched against gay marriage and did all the other things people are supposed to do within his Christian community, but he could have secretly been a serial killer, or just going through the motions of keeping up appearances.

Just as Jeroboam claimed: «Behold your gods... who brought you up out of the land of Israel,» because it was the true God he wanted to worship, so Ahaz keeps up appearances, observing all the ordinances laid down by Yahweh.

Another strategy to strengthen personal dignity can be seen in the eagerness of the Pentecostals to build a new identity involved with keeping up a good appearance as decent or «cultured» people.

Mario Balotelli — who infamously scored just one goal with Liverpool in 16 Premier League appearances last season — was one of the names most commonly brought up, as angry Reds fans wished they had kept the expensive flop instead of loaning him out and spending a small fortune on Benteke.

Still only eighteen, he would surely have made further appearances in the first team squad had an injury picked up in January not kept him out of action since then.

He had been training with Tottenham before linking up with Villa, and is keen to keep in shape ahead of the Republic of Ireland's appearance at Euro 2012.

Gresty The Lion will make a matchday appearance at approx. 14.15 with Team Sheets to keep the supporters up to date with the latest team news ahead of the match.

Magpies» combative midfielder / defender, Cheikh Tiote (To Be Shown a Card: 3.25 SkyBet), will need to keep a cool head up against the likes of Drogba, Anelka and Malouda as the Ivorian has been booked in five of his last six league appearances.

He rejoined his boyhood club just two years later though and went on to rack up another 48 months on the club's books, making less than 50 appearances despite keeping World Cup winner Bodo Ilgner out of the team on a number of occasions.

Many people actually borrow money to keep up appearances when they can't afford a night at the pub at the end of the month.

So if your teacher was pro-McCain, he may have felt that Bush was an idiot for not keeping up appearances for another year or two until he was out of office.

The beauty of this deal is that IDC members can support, even co-sponsor, progressive legislation, to keep up appearances with their constituents.

Keep up with the prime minister's twice - yearly appearance in front of the liaison committee in real time.

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES: Huma Abedin, wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner, hesitantly enters a State Department ballroom yesterday.

It's also meant to ensure it doesn't «give the appearance of compromising judicial impartiality and independence (including independence from the political process)» while keeping a judge from taking a position on issues that might ultimately wind up before the courts, he argues in the memo.

It's not to be confused with Living Together Apart, which is usually a temporary phase while a partnership is ending wherein the couple continues to cohabitate to keep up appearances, to maintain finances, or for the well - being of children.

MS is difficult no matter who you are, and celebrities face additional challenges of keeping up public appearance and being up front with fans, along with sometimes demanding schedules and stressful working conditions — both known triggers for MS flare - ups.

I have a strong amount of potential to attempt things before giving them up, so I stumbled across this competition and thought here is my chance to win a once in a lifetime opportunity.I live for fitness and I personally think that taking care of your appearance and health is a vital value that you should keep up with.

Ageing is just a natural process that might show up at any age and which is reflected not only by the modifications in our body appearance, but more importantly by the internal signs proving a gradual deterioration in our inner body ability to ensure an optimal metabolism and physiology, to keep a strong immune system and consequently to prevent and fight the chain of degenerative chronic diseases, also called age - related diseases.

There's nothing better than playing with your kids, especially roughhousing and getting outside, but in our age of instant gratification, technology, work, and keeping up appearances, it takes considerable effort to instill a love of fitness and physical activity before our short window closes.

Outfit trends keep bringing up to date fashion ideas for working women.We already have talked about winter office wear for women and casual outfits to wear at office.I am sure, many of the working women are usually worried and concerned regarding their appearance.

In the meantime, the right shampoo can sop up the excess moisture to help keep the appearance of oily strands under control.

The thickness and wool fabric of the cropped hoody make up for the fact my trousers are distressed and the boots help to keep the warmth in with a polished pointed toe to give the appearance of height (perfect for when you're layered up to face the cold).

Keep a smaller mirror in your dorm so you can touch up your appearance in the privacy of your space.

Another miracle of the film is how well it keeps up with the characters, using the Battle of Hogwarts to greet old faces and introduce a few new troublemakers (Kelly Macdonald makes a memorable appearance as the ghostly Helena Ravenclaw).

The oldies amount to a reset button in case you've never seen the show before, but it's a toss - up if the umpteenth appearance of these loonies will make die - hards keep laughing.